The two-hole? Really? I think it's nice Janish is finally getting his first start of the year, but there's no way he's a two-hole hitter. I've never been a Dusty-basher (in fact I think he does a good job overall), but his line-ups are freaking "plug and play". Okay, that's out of my system....GAME ON!

Reds need a nice solid start from Homer tonight. Bullpen is still pretty thin. Masset & Lincoln are good to go, but just about everyone else is kinda gassed. Is a complete game shutout asking too much? :O)

membengal

04-14-2010, 05:51 PM

Volstad is a nasty righty, glad that he is giving Stubbs the start of the night off.

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 05:57 PM

Volstad is a nasty righty, glad that he is giving Stubbs the start of the night off.

If hes giving a righty a night off, I'd rather it be Gomes. I assume in this case, its just a break for Stubbs, and the fat that Volstad is out there is just a plus.

camisadelgolf

04-14-2010, 06:03 PM

This is almost the worst possible lineup I expected out of Dusty Baker.

Raisor

04-14-2010, 06:04 PM

The two-hole? Really? I think it's nice Janish is finally getting his first start of the year, but there's no way he's a two-hole hitter. I've never been a Dusty-basher (in fact I think he does a good job overall), but his line-ups are freaking "plug and play". Okay, that's out of my system....GAME ON!

Bruce desperatly needs to be in the two hole.

camisadelgolf

04-14-2010, 06:16 PM

Dusty Baker already posted his lineup for tomorrow:
P Leake (is batting 1.000)
SS Janish (is the SS)
C Hernandez (Bailey took a little Spanish in high school)
2B Phillips (default cleanup hitter)
LF Gomes (is a fastball hitter, and Josh Johnson throws a fastball)
CF Stubbs (strikes out too much but hit a grand slam this year)
3B Rolen (scouts have noticed that he hits better later in the game)
1B Votto (want to keep the base cloggers down in the order)
RF Bruce (has no RBIs this year)

TheNext44

04-14-2010, 06:22 PM

I'm predicting a near no hitter for Volstad tonight, but he loses the game 4-3 on two, two run dingers he gives up to Janish. :evil:

VR

04-14-2010, 06:31 PM

Looks like a winning combination.

_Sir_Charles_

04-14-2010, 06:31 PM

Bruce desperatly needs to be in the two hole.

Actually, I was opposed to the idea of Rolen in the two hole at first, but the more I think about it...the more I like it. Bruce, not so sure. He could certainly get better pitches with more protection. But just about anybody is better than Janish there....and I LIKE Janish. :p:

_Sir_Charles_

04-14-2010, 06:34 PM

I'm predicting a near no hitter for Volstad tonight, but he loses the game 4-3 on two, two run dingers he gives up to Janish. :evil:

Question: Is Janish in the 2 hole worse than Phillips--lifetime OPS against righthanders .699--in the 4 hole? Neither one makes any sense, but I can't get very exercised about Janish when at least three quarters of the time we've got a guy hitting cleanup with the OPS of a utility player.

Drew Stubbs will be out of the lineup tomorrow as well. He’s dealing with a bit of a sore back.

“It’s nothing major,” Stubbs said. “It’s something I could play through but this early they wanted to give me a couple of days.”

Stubbs didn’t recall exactly how he injured himself. He said it was worse this morning when he woke up.

_Sir_Charles_

04-14-2010, 06:47 PM

Betcha it was on that slide home in the 11th. He was grabbing the back of his thigh afterwards like he tweaked something.

RedsManRick

04-14-2010, 07:07 PM

If hes giving a righty a night off, I'd rather it be Gomes. I assume in this case, its just a break for Stubbs, and the fat that Volstad is out there is just a plus.

Depends. If Volstad can throw a slider in the low and away quadrant of the strike zone, Stubbs is good for at least 3 strikeouts. He's got a big hole there right now and has been abused in it the last 3 or 4 games.

That said, there's definitely a logic which says if neither guy has the platoon split, play the better defender. I'd probably prefer Nix over Gomes against a tough righty.

Ghosts of 1990

04-14-2010, 07:29 PM

Lets make it 4 in a row tonight fellas. Hope we see the best Bailey we have seen to date. Dusty said he might use him a little longer this evening. Being a Bailey fan I'm excited about it.

Ghosts of 1990

04-14-2010, 07:29 PM

NT

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 07:34 PM

Games not gonna be on here in the Columbus area. Looks like it will be the Cavs. This sucks.

membengal

04-14-2010, 07:36 PM

fwiw, per a Fay tweet, the Reds were 23-12 last year with Janish hitting in the #2 spot in the line-up.

Raisor

04-14-2010, 07:42 PM

fwiw, per a Fay tweet, the Reds were 23-12 last year with Janish hitting in the #2 spot in the line-up.

See, Dusty pays attention to stats.

membengal

04-14-2010, 07:45 PM

Indeed! On to victory!

pedro

04-14-2010, 07:58 PM

Dickerson 8
The two-hole? Really? I think it's nice Janish is finally getting his first start of the year, but there's no way he's a two-hole hitter. I've never been a Dusty-basher (in fact I think he does a good job overall), but his line-ups are freaking "plug and play". Okay, that's out of my system....GAME ON!

It's a very Bobby Cox way of doing things. Let's the other players stay in their assigned rolls. Keith Locklear subbing for Chipper Jones? Keith, you're batting third.

Raisor

04-14-2010, 08:03 PM

Flash Fact>

I've listened to the late innings of the last two games on WLW and Marty hasn't made me crazy.

pedro

04-14-2010, 08:03 PM

Flash Fact>

I've listened to the late innings of the last two games on WLW and Marty hasn't made me crazy.

Marty's ok when the Reds are winning.

Raisor

04-14-2010, 08:08 PM

Marty's ok when the Reds are winning.

Marty was unlistenable in the "He Who Shall Not Be Named but HR'd alot and K'd alot" years, winning or losing.

Even with the Reds losing the lead late last night, he was fine to listen to.

kbrake

04-14-2010, 08:11 PM

I heard Marty was all over Homer in his last start when he was struggling. I havent heard Marty much this season I just assumed he was still grumpy at the world.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:11 PM

Dickerson flies out to left.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:13 PM

Janish walks

TheNext44

04-14-2010, 08:14 PM

Volstad clearly looked at Janish's spring stats and decided to pitch around him.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:14 PM

Votto grounds into a 3-6 FC. 2 outs.

Chip R

04-14-2010, 08:14 PM

Fear the Janish

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 08:15 PM

Games not gonna be on here in the Columbus area. Looks like it will be the Cavs. This sucks.

MIne says Cavs but it isn't, FYI.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:15 PM

Votto steals 2nd on a pitch in the dirt.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 08:16 PM

Fear the Janish

Yeah I thought starting Dickerson and Janish was rather wise of Dusty. Work this kid and not be up there hacking away on a GB pitcher.

Don't have the guide button here on campus (kills me lol), but I just realized it when I turned on Reds Live and it was a story about some high school football. Sucks. But, nice job MLB. You forced me to but At-Bat for my iPhone so I can at least listen to it.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:18 PM

Phillips walks.

Playadlc

04-14-2010, 08:18 PM

Volstad didn't throw a single pitch over the plate to Phillips there.

Chip R

04-14-2010, 08:19 PM

Yeah I thought starting Dickerson and Janish was rather wise of Dusty. Work this kid and not be up there hacking away on a GB pitcher.

They are definitely doing that. Even Phillips walked.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:19 PM

Don't have the guide button here on campus (kills me lol), but I just realized it when I turned on Reds Live and it was a story about some high school football. Sucks. But, nice job MLB. You forced me to but At-Bat for my iPhone so I can at least listen to it.
Speaking of MLB at-Bat for the iPhone for people outside the local area tonight's game is the free TV game on the app.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 08:19 PM

They are definitely doing that. Even Phillips walked.

True even though he tried like heck not to.

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 08:21 PM

Speaking of MLB at-Bat for the iPhone for people outside the local area tonight's game is the free TV game on the app.

Evidently I am. The blackout area evidently extends from Miami to Columbus.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:22 PM

Rolen strikes out swinging. 0-0 mid 1st.

Chip R

04-14-2010, 08:22 PM

True even though he tried like heck not to.

He tried and he failed. The lesson is: Never try. :)

Raisor

04-14-2010, 08:22 PM

Off topic>

Joss Whedon in talks to direct and rewrite the Avengers movie.

Nerd. Heaven.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 08:22 PM

Good series of pitches by Volstad there, anyone know his pitch count? It's gotta at least be mid 20's.

reds44

04-14-2010, 08:22 PM

Made Volstad work, at least. Get to the bullpen.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:23 PM

A rarity the Reds made a pitcher work in the 1st. That was a 27 pitch inning.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 08:24 PM

Off topic>

Joss Whedon in talks to direct and rewrite the Avengers movie.

Nerd. Heaven.

Don't know Whedon but I'm all for an Avengers movie. :thumbup:

I thought there would be something like that at the end of the Incredible Hulk movie.

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 08:25 PM

Definition of working a pitcher? 27 pitch inning, 0 hits.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:25 PM

Don't know Whedon but I'm all for an Avengers movie. :thumbup:

I thought there would be something like that at the end of the Incredible Hulk movie.

They have been getting ready for an Avengers movie for a while the end of Iron Man and Incredible Hulk both setup an Avengers movie.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 08:26 PM

Maybin lines a single to center.

Raisor

04-14-2010, 08:26 PM

Don't know Whedon but I'm all for an Avengers movie. :thumbup:

I thought there would be something like that at the end of the Incredible Hulk movie.

I just joined the game in the middle of the 3rd, but Bailey seems to be getting squeezed. Several pitches I see via gameday that are clearly strikes...called balls. You guys seeing the same?

kbrake

04-14-2010, 09:38 PM

Thank you everyone

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 09:39 PM

I just joined the game in the middle of the 3rd, but Bailey seems to be getting squeezed. Several pitches I see via gameday that are clearly strikes...called balls. You guys seeing the same?

Nope.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:39 PM

Maybin walks

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:40 PM

I just joined the game in the middle of the 3rd, but Bailey seems to be getting squeezed. Several pitches I see via gameday that are clearly strikes...called balls. You guys seeing the same?
I have not seen an obvious missed calls tonight. For the second straight start Bailey just does not look good.

_Sir_Charles_

04-14-2010, 09:40 PM

Nope.

Okay, maybe Gameday is off. Because I've seen at least 4 pitches clearly in the zone called balls in the past 2 innings

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 09:42 PM

Okay, maybe Gameday is off. Because I've seen at least 4 pitches clearly in the zone called balls in the past 2 innings

I have been on gameday as well not seeing it, although not watching every pitch just checking the obvious ones.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:42 PM

Maybin steals 2nd.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:43 PM

Baker grounds out to 1st. 3-1 Marlins after 4.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 09:44 PM

82 thru 4 for homer. At this rate Homer has one more inning left in him.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:44 PM

82 pitches for Bailey

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:46 PM

Bailey fouls out to right. 1 out.

edabbs44

04-14-2010, 09:47 PM

82 thru 4 for homer. At this rate Homer has one more inning left in him.

He needs to go at least 6.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:48 PM

Dickerson strikes out swinging. 2 outs.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 09:48 PM

Janish lines a double to left center.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 09:49 PM

Janish is a salty kid. :D

KoryMac5

04-14-2010, 09:49 PM

C Dick and Stubbs are hacktastic!

_Sir_Charles_

04-14-2010, 09:49 PM

I have been on gameday as well not seeing it, although not watching every pitch just checking the obvious ones.

Cantu pops out to Dickerson. 5-1. Nice job by Danny to limit it to only 1 more run. Could've been MUCH MUCH worse.

Scrap Irony

04-14-2010, 10:27 PM

Bailey deserves the runs, but Herrera hasn't exactly lit the world afire this season. His job is to get that LH out. That's his bread and butter. And, so far this season, he's struggled a bit with that.

Of course, as I type, he gets two quick outs to keep it within slam possibility.

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 10:28 PM

Games basically over, PH for DRH and let Lincoln go the rest of the way. Only two innings unless we score some runs. More than 4, with Lincoln coming in.

Edit: Didn't mean to make that sound like we have no chance at a come back, but but down 4, you play big ball and hope your 2nd long man can contain damage, and save your pen for the weekend.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 10:30 PM

Hernandez grounds out to 1st.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 10:31 PM

Cairo pops out.

11larkin11

04-14-2010, 10:33 PM

EDR picthed tonight in Louisville, so if someone does come up tomorrow, look for it to be Fisher.

Reds Fanatic

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

Dickerson singles.
A 2 run homer for Janish. 5-3 Marlins.

reds44

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

Oh Janish is a sexy man.

5-3.

fearofpopvol1

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

okay, the Janish developing power thing might be legit. a home run and a double tonight? wow.

Mario-Rijo

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

I swear that Janish is some kind of hitter baby. LOL :D :beerme:

HokieRed

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

Can Janish play center?

TheNext44

04-14-2010, 10:34 PM

I'm predicting a near no hitter for Volstad tonight, but he loses the game 4-3 on two, two run dingers he gives up to Janish. :evil: